As Donald Trump took the stage in Florida yesterday to announce himself as America’s 47th president, the internet was thinking about only one thing…

How tall is Barron Trump?

The 18-year-old literally towered over his father, who was busy celebrating his “unbelievable victory” over Kamala Harris in the presidential election.

“Barron Trump could very well just be three normal height people stacked on top of each other,” one person wrote on X.

“Where the hell did Barron Trump get his height lashes,” asked another.

Barron is the only child of President-elect Trump and his wife Melania and, according to online sources, is 6ft 9in.

Others put him at a more moderate height of 6 ft 7 in, although even this height still makes him much taller than his father at 6 ft 2 in.

He also dwarfs all of his siblings, despite being the youngest of Trump’s five offspring.

Compare pictures of Barron from his first public appearances with his father, aged 10, in 2016 to now – and the difference is striking.

Trump previously revealed the secret behind his son’s impressive height, saying Melania’s mother Amalija Knavs’ cooking made him so tall.

“Boy, take care of Barron,” he said. “That’s how he got so tall – he just ate his food.”

“I said, ‘You’re going to be a basketball player,'” he recalled of a conversation with Barron. “He said, ‘Well, I like football, Dad, actually.’

“I thought… at your height, I like basketball better, but you can’t talk them into everything.”

Before potentially entering the world of sports, Barron was credited with playing a big role in helping his father appeal to younger voters.

According to Jason Miller, a senior adviser to Trump, Barron was the architect of his father’s podcast strategy.

Trump met with influential and popular podcasters Joe Rogan, Theo Von and Logan Paul during the campaign to try to win the so-called “brother vote”.

“Barron was very involved in selecting or recommending, I should say, a number of podcasts that we should do,” Miller said.

“I have to tell you, hats off to the young man. Every referral he received turned out to be absolute gold rating that broke the internet. He did a great job.”

Earlier this year, Barron turned down a chance to serve as a delegate on his father’s behalf at the Republican National Convention, according to his mother’s office.

As a delegate, Barron should have stood on the floor of the convention and joined the Florida delegation to formally nominate his father.

It is unclear whether Barron will play an official role in Trump’s second presidency.

During his first term, Trump handed over several jobs to family members, including giving senior advisory roles to his daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner.